THE MORGAN CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Inland Swamps setting.
Morgan City city has 5.98 square miles of land in St. Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish. Its Census reference point is in Inland Swamps, within Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.
Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Morgan City intersects 2 county geographies: St. Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish. A Morgan City mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Morgan City by land and water
The Census records 0.27 square miles of water within Morgan City, or 4.3% of its total area. It is 13.2 percentage points lower than the 17.5% recorded for Louisiana. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Morgan City city has 1 times the land area of nearby Berwick town (5.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

